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The FBI has released a grainy aerial video of the traffic stop Tuesday afternoon that led to the capture of the Oregon militia leader and the shooting death of one member, Robert LaVoy Finicum.

The roughly 25-minute video follows two vehicles carrying groups of militia members from the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, which they had occupied for more than three weeks in protest of federal ranching policies, to a public meeting in John Day, Oregon. Authorities tried to pull over the two vehicles, a white truck driven by Finicum, and a jeep during the traffic stop.

While the driver of the jeep quickly pulls over, Finicum, 54, eventually sped off. He avoided a spike strip on U.S. Route 395 near Burns and nearly hit an FBI agent while doing so, Greg Bretzing, special agent in charge of the FBI in Oregon, said during a press conference Thursday evening.

After his truck whipped into a snowbank, Finicum exited. An officer can be seen with a gun pointed on him at about six minutes into an edited version of the video (below) and roughly 9 minutes into the full-length clip (above). Finicum appears to put his hands up and then reach toward his left side. Another officer behind him then shoots.

Finicum, who had become a spokesperson for the group, had a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic handgun in a left-side pocket, Bretzing said.

"It was a reckless action that resulted in the consequences you see here today," Bretzing said after playing an edited version of the video shot from an FBI plane.

Finicum, who recently told NBC News he'd rather die than go to jail, was yelling at police as he walked into the snowbank, Bretzing said, adding that his exact comments will be revealed after the shooting investigation is complete.

About 30 seconds after the shooting, officials used flash bangs to disorient other members of the group who were in the white truck. About 10 minutes after the shooting, authorities provided medical treatment to Finicum. The group's leader, Ammon Bundy, his brother, Ryan Bundy, Brian Cavalier, Shawna Cox and Ryan Waylan Payne were all arrested. Cavalier and Bundy were in the jeep. The jeep's driver was not charged and is not being identified by authorities.

Mark McConnell, who said he's not a member of the militia, identified himself as the driver in a Facebook video posted Tuesday night in which he describes what he saw amid the chaos. In the video, he said he admired Finicum, but described his actions as foolish and aggressive. "He charged after law enforcement," McConnell said, referring to what he had heard from occupants of Finicum's truck. McConnell didn't see the shooting first-hand.

Before Finicum sped off, there was a moment during the traffic stop where the white truck is stopped on the road for a few minutes. During this time, officers asked the truck's occupants to surrender, Bretzing said, although the video does not include this audio. At one point, Payne can barely be seen in the lower right hand corner of the video exiting one of the truck's back doors and putting his hands up. Finicum later speeds off. Several minutes after Finicum is shot, officials remove Ryan Bundy and Cox from the truck and take them into custody. A second woman in the truck was not arrested and is not being identified. Joe O'Shaughnessy, also a militia member, was arrested Tuesday night during a separate incident.

Officials found three loaded weapons inside the truck after shooting Finicum: two loaded .223 caliber semi-automatic rifles, and one loaded .38 special revolver.

The self-described militia group took over the wildlife refuge in early January and have been demanding that officials release two imprisoned Oregon ranchers and relinquish control of the refuge's 187,000 acres.

Four people remain at the wildlife refuge, which is now surrounded by FBI checkpoints. Since the checkpoints were put up, nine people have left. Of those, six were released and three were arrested, Bretzing said. The situation isn't over yet, he noted.

"We know that you want this concluded as soon as possible," Bretzing said, speaking to people who live in the area. "We are doing everything we can to bring this to a resolution safely and quickly."

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